Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-25
A NARROW ESCAPE.

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had sealed themselves III corner oi the
drawing room ana We're coh'ersihS In
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Roger, said Suzanne gayly, now IL
the time L" redeem YOU promise lake
me to the hermitage as you said you
would
had given thls M me 10 small, $50.
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la'ott's re''ea'' "l account oi hS rustic
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trimmed merrjIy along under an srl,or of
chestnut trees and climbing vines.
She had slightly raised her riding habit,
holding up th. train with her left hand.
Ipushrd a hurdle, and We started along
the outskirts of "A vast meadow. down a
narrow, worn path, fringrd with hedge
where. in the spring time. myrties, hlacs
and wild roses fiowered pell nell amid the
hawthorn bushes. Here. everything. un-
trimmed and unframed, grew up in q
natural disorder that delighted me.
remember that. from the moment she
stepped into the little path. and set out
through the wide meadow, where all the
fragrance Of spring seemed 10 float up
through the clear air beneath the blue,
cloudless sky, it seemed 10 me that nature
had bedecked herself with her brightest
jewels Ia receive nay iiancee. and, uncon-
sciously, l repeated to myself the words OF
the poet:
Down the narrow path tripp.,d nv sweet.
Flowers springing up beneath her feet.
She ran ahead of me. merrily. ioyfully.
now and then utterjnr delightful little
screams, As a startled bird fitted out OF
the bushes, or a too hssry bee inadver,-
entity grazed her hand or cheek. let her
talk ON, seldom interrupting her. too
busily engaged in watching her graceful
movements, Yes. I will acknowledge
that loved her without reserve. fel,
proud in introducing her to this little nook
that had created for myself alone. where
no foot but mine had left its print, where
some one of nv thoughts still rested on
each blade of grass and shrub leaf.
A warm breeze, redolent OF the fra
GRANGE of the fields. made the hawthorn
twiss tremble. the white flowers simmer
ing like pale flames A world of buzzng
insects was humming. chirruping, playing
and fiying about us, while. overhead, the
great sun shone in all his majesty. Ny
dog Toby shared in the common JOY, and
gamboled across the meadow or rolled in
the sweet scented grass In my rapture
was ready to swear that everything
around lived, moved, shone or bloomed
for us alone. l loved this earth. radiant
and beautiful as a betrothed maiden, and
from the depths Of nv soul blessed that
sisterly affection of Dame Nature dis
played in the brightness of the day, the
fragrance Of the flowers and the songs of
the birds.
All the while nv own true leve, my
beautiful amazon. blithely tripped along
ahead Of me, and. as she confided to me
all her dreams and hopes OF happiness
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